Tiannan made its move, and the entire situation was thrown into turmoil.
The four branches involved felt a cleansing and shock that reached into Fate and their souls on this frigid Winter Solstice day.
It had been far too long since such a large-scale event mission had appeared.
The bizarre rules, the entirely new system, the unique content... all foretold the terrifying nature of this mission.
Although some time remained before the mission began, all the involved branches convened major meetings at the same time.
Fourth Branch, conference roundtable.
Only three people sat at this table: two men and one woman.
Their appearances differed greatly, yet all of them wore the same silence, repression, and unease on their faces.
Fourth Branch had remained at the Three-Star Hotel for a long time. After four more missions, it would be able to challenge the four-star level.
But as its rank rose, the missions it received became fewer and fewer. Aside from Xue Tinghai, most staff members had not carried out a mission in a long time.
This included Qiu Taoyu and Luo Ge.
Both had appeared in Fourth Branch's previous internal meeting.
Qiu Taoyu was a woman with exceptionally beautiful, even seductive makeup and temperament.
Her features were not particularly outstanding, but she possessed an innate coquettish charm born of the demimonde.
She was also particularly skilled at socializing and reading people. Generally, such smooth operators had an advantage when it came to brains.
Thus, Qiu Taoyu was also a backbone member of Fourth Branch. She possessed four Sin Objects and had experience in six missions.
Beside her sat Luo Ge, a refined young man in a plaid shirt and glasses.
Luo Ge was only twenty-two this year. At first glance, he looked like a fresh graduate who had just left